The very hot summers of the last few years mean that more and more families are cooling off in their own garden and setting up their own paddling pool. It is clear that a lot of water is needed for this over the course of the summer. You can find out here whether well water is an…
The Passiflora edulis has made a name for itself among hobby gardeners as a fast-growing climbing plant. The passion flower plant owes its worldwide popularity to the delicious fruit known as passion fruit. In the local latitudes, the tropical ornamental plant in beds is usually cultivated as an annual. As a container plant, on the other hand, it…
The pitahaya comes from Central America and is a fast-growing and densely branched climbing cactus. The shoots can be a few meters long even when kept in containers. Impressive are the huge and fragrant flowers and of course the delicious fruits. It is good to put the plants outside in the summer. They need lots of sun. Care is not…
Couch grass, also known as hairy barley, string grass or creeping couch grass, are perennial herbaceous root weeds from the grass family. Some species develop long, underground rhizomes that have the ability to root at each individual node. New plants can even develop from small root residues. It is therefore particularly important when fighting couch grass in the…
It’s a common misconception that aerating and scarifying are just two terms for the same maintenance task. Nevertheless, aerating a grass surface is a much more intensive process than scratching the surface of the sod with a scarifier. When you aerate your lawn, you’re operating deep into the soil, loosening compaction, eliminating waterlogging and activating root growth. Subsequent…
Rainwater tanks are usually buried in the garden soil. Only very rarely are they set up in the house cellar. The collected rainwater can be used in many ways, for the plants in the garden and in the house, but also for flushing the toilet and the washing machine. Whether you use a water tank or a cistern…
Arugula salad, also known by the less sonorous name rocket, is becoming more and more popular. The pleasant spiciness, the slightly nutty aroma and the strong green make the rocket a delicious ingredient in salads, pasta and pizza. The leaves are also a great decoration on the plate. In addition, the cultivation of the rocket is very easy…
Good garden compost is not considered Mother Nature’s brown gold and hobby gardeners’ money box for nothing. Invisible to the human eye, an army of microorganisms in the compost heap are busy turning waste into natural fertilizer and rich humus. Depending on the size of the compost heap, this biological process can take a year or more. In…
The shrub basil ‘Magic Blue’ is a visual and culinary highlight and also offers a lot for our sense of smell. The conspicuously veined leaves and the strong violet-colored flowers add color to the balcony or patio, and planted out in the garden, this plant is hard to miss. Insects also love the plants and populate them…
If you let weeds grow in your lawn, you’ll soon be at a disadvantage. Dandelion, sorrel and the like are crowding out the green carpet in a short space of time. Only a consistent approach can still save the lawn. To do this, however, you must know which weeds you are dealing with. Annual species are controlled differently than…